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Salary: Starting from £30,728, rising to £36,661  Closing Date: Wednesday 01 January 2014 Interview Date: See advert  Reference: CC2083 Fixed-term post This fixed term post-doctoral research post provides an exciting opportunity for a researcher building a post-PhD career to gain valuable insights and experience from contributing to a funded research project. The project is part of the FP7-SSH-2013-1 GLAMURS (Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Upscaling Regional Sustainability) project and aims to develop a theoretically-based and empirically-grounded understanding of the main obstacles and prospects for transitions to sustainable lifestyles and a green economy in Europe, as well as of the most effective means to support and speed them up. In order to develop theoretical conceptualization of the project, you will be expected to perform a meta-analysis on the factors influencing sustainable lifestyles adoption, by identifying key variables and inconsistencies in the existing empi...

YOUR CAREER STARTS HERE ... Griffith's School of Applied Psychology is recognised as one of the leading departments of psychology in Australia. We have teaching initiatives in the School that have been benchmarked as national best practice, and many of our staff have received national awards for excellence in teaching. The focus of the School is on innovative applications of psychology which we promote through an emphasis on work-integrated learning and skills development taught by a comparatively high proportion of professional psychologists. This is a five year fixed term position as Professor, and a three year term as Head of School, with the possibility of renewal for a further two years by mutual agreement. An underlying continuing Professorial position may be negotiated. The role:  The Head of School is a key leadership role within the University and is responsible for the performance of the School in research, learning & teaching, external engagement, and for planning a...

Salary: Starting from £37,756, rising to £45,053  Closing Date: Wednesday 01 January 2014 Interview Date: See advert  Reference: CC2084 Fixed-term post This post provides an exciting opportunity to make a substantial contribution to a funded research project as a part of the FP7-SSH-2013-1 GLAMURS (Green Lifestyles, Alternative Models and Upscaling Regional Sustainability) project, in terms of research and management. The project aims to develop a theoretically-based and empirically-grounded understanding of the main obstacles and prospects for transitions to sustainable lifestyles and a green economy in Europe, as well as of the most effective means to support and speed them up. You will be expected to lead the team to develop a comprehensive micro-economic model in order to capture and analyse important factors and determinants of sustainable consumption and lifestyle patterns, which includes important non-mainstream economic components from selected theories in psychology and behav...

Centre for Professional and Educational Leadership and Management Studies Full Time, Permanent- Crewe Interview date: 21 February 2014 Grade 9: £38,907- £45,053 per annum Manchester Metropolitan University is one of the UK's largest and most popular Universities. We are the University for World Class Professionals. The Faculty of Education has a strong national reputation for its work across the education disciplines and professions. It has the highest rated Education provision in the north-west of England (Complete University Guide 2014). In 2010/11, its primary and secondary initial teacher training provision was judged 'outstanding' by Ofsted. The Faculty is widely recognised for its innovative commercial projects and is judged 'internationally excellent' in educational research. It is a vibrant, creative and exciting place to work with over 1800 students training as teachers each year via university - based undergraduate and postgraduate routes and 180 via Scho...

Theory Design Department The German University in Cairo invites applications for the following vacancy to be filled during the academic year 2014/2015.   Lecturer in Theory Design #ref Jobs.UK. FASA – II8.1 Position Description: The German University in Cairo is looking for highly able and motivated applicants wishing to join the Design Theory Department as a Lecturer. Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to undergraduate teaching. His/her scope of work will be but not limited to: communication theory, visual theory, cultural/social theory and professional practice theory as related to design and design research. The Design Theory Department offers essential foundation knowledge alongside the three offered majors in Product Design, Media Design and Graphic Design. The courses and content offered are strongly linked to the three majors. The ideal applicant should demonstrate a well-developed understanding of how the role of the designer is, and needs to, adapt and chang...

£33,230 - £44,607 per annum depending on skills and experience (salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance). Nottingham University Business School is one of the UK’s leading business schools and a globally ranked centre for management education and research at one of the UK’s most successful universities. With around 140 academic staff, this dynamic business school has a strong commitment to excellent research, teaching and learning. Our strategy of research-led teaching is supported through close engagement with other schools across the University, as well as with businesses and organisations in the public and private sector. We are embracing the contemporary challenges confronting business schools and universities more broadly by integrating sustainability issues in the curriculum and inspiring radical innovative thinking in our students. We are financially strong both as a business school and a university. For more information about Nottingham University Busines...

Fixed Term Applications are invited for a Dean of Engineering Prize to work as part of an interdisciplinary team on the project “Powered Devices for Use in Rehabilitation and Postural Motion Support”. The project is funded by the University of Nottingham and is based in the Faculty of Engineering, with expertise drawn from a number of other departments within the University and the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. The project is part of an interdisciplinary group brought together to investigate the development and use of actuated postural support systems and wearable sensing devices for use in rehabilitation environments and to empower patient mobility. This covers a wide range of topics and interests from the development of postural motion models and control, to the construction of wearable sensing and exoskeleton devices. The candidate will investigate the development of a patient centred control architecture that utilizes whole body postural information to determine desired d...

Job ref WPCN78813MA Closing date 04/12/2013 Summary The role is based within the London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank. The post-holder will provide both administrative and technical support to the Brain Bank. This will include liaison with donor families and health professionals in order to facilitate new tissue donations, upkeep of donor and tissue databases and provision of advice to potential donors, medical professionals and researchers. The role also involves assisting in the processing of post-mortem tissue donations and the provision of tissue samples to researchers. The post-holder will also assist in research projects related to neurodegeneration and neuroscience. Detail The suitable candidate will have training in immunohistochemistry and tissue processing and an MSc or equivalent in a relevant field would be desirable. Knowledge and experience in the field of Neurodegeneration, processing of human tissue for research as well as the ability to word process and mana...

Fixed Term for 2 years in the first instance Salary Range : £28,425 to £36,170 Work Location : Sutton (Surrey) Hours per week : 35 The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is one of the world’s most influential cancer research institutes. Our mission is to make the discoveries that defeat cancer. We have a long and distinguished history of research with a major impact on the outcome for cancer patients. Our unique partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (RMH) makes us the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe, performing high quality original basic research and translational studies. Under the leadership of Chief Executive Professor Alan Ashworth FRS, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best minds in the world.  The ICR was ranked as the UK’s top academic research centre in the 2008 Higher Education Funding Council Research Assessment Exercise. Based on our publication record, citations and impact we rank among the world’s leading cancer ...

The Department of Management Engineering invites applications for a position as associate professor in the Division of Management Science. The Division of Management Science is one of seven divisions at the department. The division has a focus on operations research, financial engineering and operations management. Responsibilities and tasks Operations research is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions. By using quantitative techniques such as mathematical modelling to analyze complex situations, operations research gives executives the power to make more effective decisions and build more productive systems. The Department is looking for a flexible and enthusiastic candidate, who will take part in the continuing building up an internationally strong operations research group with a focus on reaching out to neighbouring research areas and further strengthen the strong cooperation with industry, commissioning institutions and government res...

Salary:  £21,074 You must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom (in accordance with UK Border Agency guidelines) to apply for this vacancy Post Description: GL Jones Playgrounds is an award winning Designer, Manufacturer and Installers of innovative playground equipment for all ages and abilities.  They have won major awards for excellence and innovation, including the prestigious Independent Living Award for ‘Product Innovation’ for their Ability Whirl.  They seek to recruit an individual with relevant manufacturing experience so as to work as part of a project team to develop and implement a total manufacturing information system within GL Jones Playgrounds Ltd. The successful applicant will receive support, mentoring and a generous training budget as part of this 24 month Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). The post is largely based at GL Jones Playgrounds site near Bethesda, Gwynedd, North Wales and is located within the picturesque Snowdonia National Park with a...

The Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford is offering graduate scholarships for students wishing to pursue doctoral – DPhil – studies in an international and interdisciplinary centre of excellence for research and teaching in social policy and the evaluation of social interventions. We are conducting cutting-edge research in a wide range of areas, such as family and family policies, demography and social policy, with a special focus on East Asia, educational inequalities and educational policies, social inequalities and social mobility, evaluation methodology in social intervention, child mental health, antisocial behaviour in children and youth, parenting and family interventions, HIV prevention, AIDS affected children, HIV positive children, sleep problems and cross-cultural adaptation of interventions. This varied research portfolio is organised in three clusters: Oxford Institute of Social Policy, Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention and Oxford Centr...

  Closing date : 05/01/2014 Reference : HUM-03735 Division : Politics Employment type : Fixed Term Duration : Until 31st July 2023 Location : Oxford Road, Manchester Salary : £33,230 to £45,941 per annum Hours per week : Full time You will join the Politics discipline area in the School of Social Sciences. You must have (or be about to complete) a PhD in Politics or a related discipline, a strong track record of teaching and research using quantitative data and methods, and a wider record of achievement. The appointment is funded as part of the University’s successful bid to become a Q-Step Centre. Q-Step is a £19.5 million programme designed to promote a step-change in quantitative social science training. It is funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The role includes a substantial commitment to the delivery of the Manchester Q-Step Centre’s 5 year work plan. This includes the des...

Ref: IRC121414 Situated in Mill Hill, North West London, the MRC National Institute for Medical Research is the largest MRC institute, supporting some 70 research groups and 500 bench scientists. The Institute provides excellent training for researchers in a multi-disciplinary environment and is equipped with state of the art facilities, including genetic modification of mice, imaging, histology, and high throughput sequencing. A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Pavel Tolar to study molecular mechanisms of activation of B lymphocytes. The group is interested in new ways to image and manipulate B cell antigen recognition, intracellular signaling, and trafficking. We are seeking enthusiastic applicants, who have experience in immunology and/or optical imaging as well as excellent technical, organizational and communication skills. You should possess a PhD Degree (or be in the final stages of completion) in an appropriate scientific discipline. For informal inq...

Location: Heidelberg, Germany Staff Category: Staff Member Contract Duration: 3 years Grading: 4, 5 or 6, depending on qualifications and experience Closing Date: 5 January 2014 Reference Number: HD_00427 Job Description The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the highest ranked scientific research organisations in the world. The Headquarters Laboratory is located in Heidelberg (Germany), with additional sites in Grenoble (France), Hamburg (Germany), Hinxton (UK) and Monterotondo (Italy). We are looking for a Research Technician to join the Proteomics Core Facility at EMBL Heidelberg. The Proteomics Core Facility provides scientific support in the areas of proteomics and structural biology for scientists at EMBL-Heidelberg and its outstations as well as for external visitors. The Facility offers services in the characterization and quantification of proteins and peptides by mass spectrometry, operating a range of state-of-the-art mass spectrometers and nano-flow liq...

£26,527- £36,661 pa Vets have an important role to play in research related to the health of people and animals. In recognition of this, the Institute of Infection and Global Health is pleased to announce the launch of the IGH Veterinary Academic Clinical Fellowships scheme Veterinary Academic Clinical Fellowships are designed to support early stage career veterinary surgeons who are interested in pursuing an academic career in the Institute of Infection and Global Health. These might be undergraduates in their clinical years, graduates in practice, or graduates working in industry or academia. The Vet ACFs provide the opportunity for talented vets to spend up to 12 months working within one of our established research groups in the Institute with the aim of developing an application for external Fellowship funding (e.g. Wellcome Trust/ MRC/ BBSRC); typically this will be for a PhD Fellowship. Job Ref: R-582497/JAC Closing Date: 2 January 2014 For full details, or to request an applic...

A 2-year position as senior researcher is vacant in the Division of Toxicology and Risk Assessment at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark. The Division works on promoting health and preventing illness by performing research, teaching and advising authorities on the human effects of chemical substances and naturally occurring compounds in our food and environment. The Division employs approximately 70 employees and offers an inspiring working environment. Responsibilities and tasks The senior researcher will be part of the research group Molecular Toxicology currently comprising of 12 persons. The work tasks will include development and use of QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationship) models to assist in the evaluation of toxicity of chemicals. The Senior Researcher will be responsible for initiation of new research projects and will participate in ongoing projects. The research is focused on the expansion of an in-house prediction database with mecha...

Closing date : 23/12/2013 Reference : E&PS-03698 Faculty / Organisational unit : Engineering & Physical Sciences School / Directorate : School of Materials Division : Materials Employment type : Fixed Term Duration : 36 months Location : Sackville Street, Manchester Salary : £29,541 to £31,331 per annum Hours per week : Full-time You will be working on an EPSRC funded project, ‘Nanostructured gels for intervertebral disc load support and directed regeneration’, to synthesise and evaluate new injectable pH-responsive nanogels for minimally invasive load supporting soft tissue repair. The project will involve synthesis and characterisation of novel polymers and monomers, preparation of pH-responsive nanogel particles and macroscopic gels as well as their study using a range of polymer and colloid techniques. The use of these gels to enable growth of tissue and support biomechanically meaningful loads will also be investigated. You should have a PhD a polymer science-related sub...

The South University of Science and Technology (SUSTC) invites applications and nominations for all ranks of tenured and tenure-track faculty members in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. SUSTC, officially established in April 2012, is a public institution funded by the municipal of Shenzhen, a special economic zone city in southern China. The University is accredited by the Ministry of Education, China and is a pioneer in higher education reform in China. Set on five hundred acres of wooded landscape in the picturesque Nanshan (South Mountain) area, the new campus offers an idyllic environment suitable for learning and scholarship. SUSTC engages in basic and problem-solving research of lasting impact to benefit society and mankind. Department of Mathematics and Statistics wishes to hire faculty members at all ranks . Key areas include but are not limited to: Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Financial Mathematics and Manage...

Application deadline: 24 January 2014 Interview dates: TBA £15,590 p.a. plus fees Applications are invited for our Graduate Scholarship Programme. IFS runs an annual Graduate Scholarship Programme, which finances one or more students to undertake research leading to a degree of PhD. The scholarship is payable at the ESRC rate - currently £15,590 p.a. - and fees will be paid. IFS Scholars, who will be expected to have already been awarded a masters degree, will register as full-time students at the Department of Economics, University College London and will have access to the extensive research facilities of IFS and UCL. At IFS, they will be associated with the ESRC Centre for Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP). IFS has established an international reputation in microeconometrics and empirical microeconomics research and its relation to policy issues. Scholars’ research should be relevant to these areas. To apply, please email your CV, covering letter and a short outline of ...